Cargo News – Ukrainian Danube Shipping Co deepsea fleet up for auction – December 2024
The 1944 founded UKRAINIAN DANUBE SHIPPING COMPANY (UDP) has put her entire deepsea fleet up for auction as part of strategic restructuring, The State run shipping company said the decision was made as it wants to focus on modernising her river fleet consisting of 75 self-propelled ships and 245 units of non-self-propelled fleet. The six […]
Containers – Hapag-Lloyd Orders 24 Dual-Fuel Containerships for $4 Billion – 07.10.2024
As part of a major fleet expansion plan, German shipping giant HAPAG LLOYD confirmed orders for 24 liquefied natural gas (LNG) dual-fuel containerships with two Chinese shipyards – Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Group and New Times Shipbuilding, which will build twelve vessels each. HEIDELBERG EXPRESS at Malta Freeport. Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Group will build 22 vessels with a […]
Harbour Facilities – Dismantling Gantry Crane at Laboratory Wharf – 2023
A GANTRY CRANE is a crane built atop a gantry, which is a structure used to straddle an object or workspace. Ship-to-shore gantry cranes are imposing, multi-story structures prominent at most container terminals, used to load intermodal containers on and off container ships. They operate along two rails (waterside and landside designations) spaced based on the size of crane […]
Towage – MSC DRAGON towed container ship MSC LENA F to Malta – 01.10.2024
October 2024 started with various maiden and interesting port calls with an interesting towage too. The Polish built offshore tug/supply ship MSC DRAGON towed the Chinese built container ship MSC LENA F towards Valletta, Malta on Tuesday 1st October, 2024. While towage was approaching Valletta, the tugboat ST.ELMO left Valletta proceeding to the container ship […]
CMA CGM News – PCS in Constanta, Romania from 27th September, 2024
Considering the operational difficulties generated by the on-going replacement of gantry crane’s rail tracks in Constanta, Romania, CMA CGM will implement the following Port Congestion Surcharge (PCS) : Effective September 27th, 2024 (October 25th, 2024 for US & US territories, Latin American notice countries & China) – Scope: Worldwide cargo from/to Constanta, Romania – Cargo: Dry, Reefer, […]
Containers – MSC ship loses 46 containers overboard on South African storms – September 2024
The 2009 HHI built container ship MSC ANTONIA is the latest vessel to lose containers overboard in winter storms off South Africa due to Cape of Good Hope diversions. Archive photo of MSC ATHOS back to March, 2018. The South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) stated that the Liberian flagged (LBR) boxship MSC ANTONIA lost […]
CMA CGM News – FAK Rates – From Europe to Latin America & the Caribbean from 1st October 2024
Please find the new applicable CMA CGM Freight All Kinds (FAK) rates (*) as follows as from October 1st, 2024 (date of loading in the origin ports) until further notice: Scope Quantum in EUR per 20′ Quantum in EUR per 40′ & HC North Europe to West Coast South America 1,483 2,158 North Europe to Central America […]
CMA CGM News – PSS – From the Mediterranean to the US East Coast, US Gulf, Mexico East Coast & Canada East Coast from 15th July, 2024
In a continued effort to provide reliable and efficient service, CMA CGM informs its customers of the following Peak Season Surcharge until further notice as follows: From July 15th, 2024 (loading date) until further notice: – Origin range: From West Mediterranean, Adriatic, Black Sea & East Med (Egypt excluded) – Destination range: To US East Coast, US […]
CMA CGM News – FAK Rates – From North Europe & the Mediterranean to Australia & New Zealand from 1st July, 2024.
Please find the new CMA CGM Freight All Kinds (FAK) rates (*) applicable from July 1st, 2024 (date of loading in the origin ports) until further notice: 20’ST 40’ST/HC 20’RF 40’RF/RH North Europe to Australia* USD 1,873 USD 3,746 USD 3,255 USD 4,950 North Europe to New Zealand** USD 1,735 USD 3,250 USD 2,975 USD 4,550 […]
CMA CGM News – SEA REWARD Loyalty Program is now available Worldwide – May 2024
On March 13th, 2024, CMA CGM Group announced the launch of SEA REWARD powered by SpotOn, an innovative loyalty program designed to redefine customer experience in the shipping industry of which we issued an article too – https://maltashipphotos.com/cma-cgm-news-launching-of-sea-reward-program-on-13th-march-2024/ SEA REWARD program completes its global deployment in North America, Latin America and North and West Africa. Today, […]
